In 1980, the United States of America, along with several other countries, boycotted the Olympics held in Moscow in protest of the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by Russia; which a year later the new president By not attending, it showed that we did not condone the actions that the leaders of Russia made. When the Olympics were held in Los Angeles in 1984, in retaliation, Russia refused to send any of their athletes to compete. .......................................................................................................................................................................
On Monday, January 21st, 1985, Ronald Reagan delivered his Second Inaugural Address to the people of America to once again gain their trust and put their spirits into high hopes. He reaches out to all Americans by talking about different races and how they need to pull together to fight totalitarianism. "Let us resolve that we the people will build an American opportunity society in which all of us--white and black, rich and poor, young and old--will go forward together arm in arm." (Reagan) Reagan specifically talks about their relations with Soviet Union and how they plan to put an end to the arms race and the cold war. He mentions how they are trying to negotiate with the Soviets because we don't want to have to kill millions of their people, but if that they put a threat on us, we will have to. Reagan says, "Is there either logic or morality in believing that if one side threatens to kill tens of millions of our people, our only recourse is to threaten killing tens of millions of theirs?" Reagan also mentions the research project he has created to find a security shield that will destroy nuclear weapons before they meet their target. He hopes that this will save lives and keep us from entering a nuclear war. He ends this with talking about to diminish nuclear weapons when talking with the soviets and how the American people have to protect their rights. This is significant because he talks about a way to end the Cold War, and ends up being successful in doing so. He is showing that the government is doing all they can do to end it, and that is what his audience, the American people, want to hear. Ronald Reagan's Second Inaugural Address .........................................................................................................................................................................
June 8, 1982, Ronald Reagan addressed the nation on the matter of trying to rid Totalitarianism from the world. "Well, this is precisely our mission today: to preserve freedom as well as peace. It may not be easy to see; but I believe we live now at a turning point." This turning point that Reagan refers to is the decision whether or not to fight to obtain freedom, or letting the Soviet Union spread its "evil" ideology that is Totalitarianism. Reagan believed that we should take the steps necessary to preserve and extend freedom throughout the world. He explained that this desire was not cultural imperialism, but rather the "self determination and protection for diversity". Ronald Reagan's Evil Empire Speech
Economics
Ronald Reagan was elected into office in 1980. As soon as he took office, his first order of business was to downsize the federal government. Government spending was cut back, but not necessarily equally. Programs geared to a more limited group suffered more than those which benefited the middle class(pg. 982). Reagan also lowered income taxes to increase private investments - this became known as "Reaganomics". The president believed that this would encourage people to work, save, and invest their money (pg. 983). In turn, this would create more jobs, and inevitably, more taxpayers. To set all of this in motion, Reagan put a 25% cut in federal income taxes to take place over the course of 3 years. There seemed to be a turn around when inflation rates began to drop from 14%, however, it still was not as much as expected. Because of this, the government had to raise interest rates to make up for the money they were losing. Due to that, a recession took place in 1982, but was short lived because of a spending spree in 1983(pg. 983). .........................................................................................................................................................................
"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem." Reagan talks very strongly about the economic crisis in his first inaugural address on Tuesday, January 20th, 1981. To reach the people, he talks about how they can make the economy better because history has shown what they have been through and what they can achieve. He mentions how it will take more than a week or a month, but America would pull through. When Reagan entered his term inflation was extremely high and the unemployment rate was at a high, causing the American people to be miserable. His objective was to show that Americans, together, could make the economy better. He gives special recognition to the fact that special interest groups needed to be focused on more. ""We the people," this breed called Americans." Reagan pulls his people together in this speech to make them realize they can all work together in rising up once more. Reagan successfully lowers the inflation rate during his first term in office, and causes a consumer boom during 1983. Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address
.........................................................................................................................................................................April 28, 1981, Ronald Reagan addressed congress on the pressing issue that was inflation. The economy had been spiraling down as government spending skyrocketed. The president proposed that instead of taking a nickle here and a nick there from the budget, a drastic change needed to take place. "The massive national debt which we accumulated is the result of the government's high spending diet. Well, it's time to change the diet and to change it in the right way". The only way to decrease inflation out of the double digit percentile, was to cut billions of dollars from the budget, which is the "change in diet" Reagan is referring to. Economic Recovery Program
Civil Rights
During the 80’s, women were still fighting for their right to be equal. They were paid a significant amount smaller, and wanted to be treated as equals. The Equal Rights Amendment had been passed in 1972 but still had not be ratified. On June 30th, 1982, they tried for ERA to become a law, but it was not ratified by 3 votes (pg 990). American women did not stop there though. Geraldine Ferraro was elected vice- president and continues to fight for the Equal Rights Amendment and also women become more prominent in congress and public office (pg 990). There were also still discrimination during the 80’s. Though the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had been passed, many doubted an equal opportunity for minorities. The New Right, which was an alliance of conservative special interest groups, fought government regulations such as the Equal Rights Amendment for women, and equal minority opportunities (pg 979). They saw this as reverse discrimination which is discrimination towards white people, or specifically white men. ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Chicago mayor Harold Washington discusses the need for more African Americans in the political process in a 1983 interview. For an audience that consists of African Americans, and political powers, Harold Washington talks about how blacks need to have more power in the political force because they can. "Just like the mountain climber says, we must have a black mayor because the mountain climber says, "I climb the mountain because it's there," like every other group does." He does not want to seem racist, but he thinks that African Americans need more executive power because they have a lot more people in cities, and by having a black man in power, more African Americans are likely to vote. His purpose was to make a point that the United States keeps changing laws to stop blacks from having powers, which causes blacks to feel like a definite minority. He wants blacks to stand up and take the chance to be in power, which was one of the major movements of the 80's. We Must Have a Black Mayor .........................................................................................................................................................................
In the Vice Presidential Acceptance Address, given by Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, the main objectives she wanted to get across was that the American people should not settle for less than what they can accomplish; and she believes that is anything. Nothing is out of reach as long as you are willing to reach high enough. When Reagan was first elected into office, he cut back on Federal Government spending. Programs such as student loans, food stamps, welfare benefits, etc., were effected along with those who depended upon them. Geraldine Ferraro did not agree with this because it went against giving the people the ability to reach their potential. If elected, she wanted to change the way working America was. "If you play by the rules, you deserve a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. It isn't right that, if trends continue, by the year 2000 nearly all of the poor people in America will be women and children." At the time she spoke, every dollar a man earned, a woman would be paid 59 cents for the same job. Even though her running mate, Walter Mondale, did not win the election, this speech got a lot of people thinking about the changes they wanted to see in America regarding their rights as a working public. Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address
.
Culture
AIDS and drug abuse were two very big issues in the United States during the 80’s. The AIDS epidemic concerned many Americans because it slowly weakens the body and immune system, and the money that it would cost to care for the sufferers (pg 987). Drug abuse also sky rocketed in the 80’s. This was caused by teenagers and jobless youth joining gangs to gain power and money by selling drugs (pg 988). Reagan was forced to launch a war on drugs to try to stop this issue. First Lady Nancy Reagan also traveled the country telling students to “Just Say No!” (pg 988). School ratings went down when American children were falling behind based on their test scores. Some recommended more homework, longer school days, or an extended school year (pg 989). Questions such as whether or not to teach evolution in schools, and if we should limit prayers in school was also brought to the table (pg 981). Also, moral issues such as decisions on pornography and abortion were in major play (pg 981). Americans were either “Pro Life” based on not legalizing abortion because they thought mothers should not get to chose on another’s life, or “Pro Choice” which was for legalizing abortion because it was a mother’s choice.
....................................................................................................................................................................On January 9th, 1982 in the The Blade from Toledo Ohio, George Cornell discusses that evolution and creationism laws are overturned in school for many reasons. He is showing Americans why evolution should not be taught. He argues that it is being taught as a fact instead of a theory and that it is religion. There were so many different types of religion in America at this time that it was smart for the school systems to stop teaching one certain fact when many people though many different things.This was cultural issue because it was debated about heavily and was an issue for American children. "Many In Support Of Creation Ruling" .........................................................................................................................................................................
In the midst of all the chaos going on in the world, the music and entertainment businesses were booming in the early 80's, which conveyed a sense of normalcy for the American people. Performers like Prince became very popular during this time period; and on October 27, 1982, Prince's fifth album 1999, was released. It became his first album to be on the Billboard 200's Top Ten. The song 1999 was intended to send the message that people should stop worrying so much about whether or not the U.S. or any other county had nuclear weapons. If they were to be used, there is nothing that could be done to prevent it. 1999 by Prince Lyrics
Technology
During the 1980’s, the dawn of the computer age came upon the American people. Due to Apple computers, IBM computers, and all similar items, computers transformed the way that children had to learn, and how work was done in the work place (pg 989). Different hardware on computers made so many things available to the people, such as the internet which is known as the World Wide Web (www.).Video games became more popular in arcades as well as game machines, such as Pac Man and Space Invaders which were Video games became more popular in arcades as well as game machines, such as Pac Man and Space Invaders which were the most popular. Cellular Mobile Phones were created, though they weren’t as they are today, but the thought of the World Wide Web started to allow a wider range of service. Post-Its were invented by an experiment gone wrong when trying to find a stronger glue. Americans also became concerned with global warming and started to research it's effects and causes. Last, AIDS spread widely, and their was intensive research done to find the cure, but to this day, none exists.
(1981: Pac Man is released.) .................................................................................................................................................................................
As long as there has been nuclear technology, a debate has existed on whether or not it should. In 1983 the book Nuclear Power, Both Sides: The Best Arguments for and Against the Most Controversial Technology, written by Jennifer Trainer Thompson, Michio Kaku, and Jennifer Trainer, it compares the pro's and con's of having and furthering the progression of nuclear technology. Nuclear waste is a major concern for those against the creation of nuclear technology. The Reagan Administration hoped to reuse spent utility fuel for use in the the weapons program. However, even the reprocessing of commercial waste would not take care of the waste entirely. According to this book, America was at a crossroads of whether or not to continue with using nuclear power. The pace of production depended greatly on who was elected into office. While Jimmy Carter was president, progress was moving at an incredibly slow rate; but as soon as Ronald Reagan took office, production picked up. Nuclear Technology
.................................................................................................................................................................................The first personal computers changed the way that American families functioned and did their work. It was an exciting event for many families to have this technology in their homes.
"Our First Computer"
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Works Cited
Cornell, George. "Many In Support Of Creation Ruling." __Toledo Blade__ 9 Jan. 1982: 8. 8 June 2009
<http://news.google.com/
newspapers?id=AQsVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qgIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728,2078894&dq=creationism>.
Danzer, Gerald A, et al. __The Americans__. Evanston, Illinois : Mcdougal Littell, n.d.
"Economic Recovery Program." __PBS__. 2009. 8 June 2009 <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/
40_reagan/psources/ps_economic.html>.
"The Evil Empire Speech." __PBS__. 2009. 8 June 2009 <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/
40_reagan/psources/ps_evil.html>.
Prince. "1999." By Prince. 1999. Warner Bro's Records, 1982.
"Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address." __AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History__. 8
June 2009 <http://www.vlib.us/amdocs/texts/49rega1.htm>.
"Ronald Reagan's Second Inaugural Address." __AMDOCS: Documents or the Study of American history__. 8
June 2009 <http://www.vlib.us/amdocs/texts/50rega2.htm>.
1980 to 1985
Cold War
In 1980, the United States of America, along with several other countries, boycotted the Olympics held in Moscow in protest of the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by Russia; which a year later the new president By not attending, it showed that we did not condone the actions that the leaders of Russia made. When the Olympics were held in Los Angeles in 1984, in retaliation, Russia refused to send any of their athletes to compete.
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On Monday, January 21st, 1985, Ronald Reagan delivered his Second Inaugural Address to the people of America to once again gain their trust and put their spirits into high hopes. He reaches out to all Americans by talking about different races and how they need to pull together to fight totalitarianism. "Let us resolve that we the people will build an American opportunity society in which all of us--white and black, rich and poor, young and old--will go forward together arm in arm." (Reagan) Reagan specifically talks about their relations with Soviet Union and how they plan to put an end to the arms race and the cold war. He mentions how they are trying to negotiate with the Soviets because we don't want to have to kill millions of their people, but if that they put a threat on us, we will have to. Reagan says, "Is there either logic or morality in believing that if one side threatens to kill tens of millions of our people, our only recourse is to threaten killing tens of millions of theirs?" Reagan also mentions the research project he has created to find a security shield that will destroy nuclear weapons before they meet their target. He hopes that this will save lives and keep us from entering a nuclear war. He ends this with talking about to diminish nuclear weapons when talking with the soviets and how the American people have to protect their rights. This is significant because he talks about a way to end the Cold War, and ends up being successful in doing so. He is showing that the government is doing all they can do to end it, and that is what his audience, the American people, want to hear.
Ronald Reagan's Second Inaugural Address
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June 8, 1982, Ronald Reagan addressed the nation on the matter of trying to rid Totalitarianism from the world. "Well, this is precisely our mission today: to preserve freedom as well as peace. It may not be easy to see; but I believe we live now at a turning point." This turning point that Reagan refers to is the decision whether or not to fight to obtain freedom, or letting the Soviet Union spread its "evil" ideology that is Totalitarianism. Reagan believed that we should take the steps necessary to preserve and extend freedom throughout the world. He explained that this desire was not cultural imperialism, but rather the "self determination and protection for diversity".
Ronald Reagan's Evil Empire Speech
Economics
Ronald Reagan was elected into office in 1980. As soon as he took office, his first order of business was to downsize the federal government. Government spending was cut back, but not necessarily equally. Programs geared to a more limited group suffered more than those which benefited the middle class(pg. 982). Reagan also lowered income taxes to increase private investments - this became known as "Reaganomics". The president believed that this would encourage people to work, save, and invest their money (pg. 983). In turn, this would create more jobs, and inevitably, more taxpayers. To set all of this in motion, Reagan put a 25% cut in federal income taxes to take place over the course of 3 years. There seemed to be a turn around when inflation rates began to drop from 14%, however, it still was not as much as expected. Because of this, the government had to raise interest rates to make up for the money they were losing. Due to that, a recession took place in 1982, but was short lived because of a spending spree in 1983(pg. 983)..........................................................................................................................................................................
"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem." Reagan talks very strongly about the economic crisis in his first inaugural address on Tuesday, January 20th, 1981. To reach the people, he talks about how they can make the economy better because history has shown what they have been through and what they can achieve. He mentions how it will take more than a week or a month, but America would pull through. When Reagan entered his term inflation was extremely high and the unemployment rate was at a high, causing the American people to be miserable. His objective was to show that Americans, together, could make the economy better. He gives special recognition to the fact that special interest groups needed to be focused on more. ""We the people," this breed called Americans." Reagan pulls his people together in this speech to make them realize they can all work together in rising up once more. Reagan successfully lowers the inflation rate during his first term in office, and causes a consumer boom during 1983.
Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address
Economic Recovery Program
Civil Rights
During the 80’s, women were still fighting for their right to be equal. They were paid a significant amount smaller, and wanted to be treated as equals. The Equal Rights Amendment had been passed in 1972 but still had not be ratified. On June 30th, 1982, they tried for ERA to become a law, but it was not ratified by 3 votes (pg 990). American women did not stop there though. Geraldine Ferraro was elected vice- president and continues to fight for the Equal Rights Amendment and also women become more prominent in congress and public office (pg 990). There were also still discrimination during the 80’s. Though the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had been passed, many doubted an equal opportunity for minorities. The New Right, which was an alliance of conservative special interest groups, fought government regulations such as the Equal Rights Amendment for women, and equal minority opportunities (pg 979). They saw this as reverse discrimination which is discrimination towards white people, or specifically white men...........................................................................................................................................................................
Chicago mayor Harold Washington discusses the need for more African Americans in the political process in a 1983 interview. For an audience that consists of African Americans, and political powers, Harold Washington talks about how blacks need to have more power in the political force because they can. "Just like the mountain climber says, we must have a black mayor because the mountain climber says, "I climb the mountain because it's there," like every other group does." He does not want to seem racist, but he thinks that African Americans need more executive power because they have a lot more people in cities, and by having a black man in power, more African Americans are likely to vote. His purpose was to make a point that the United States keeps changing laws to stop blacks from having powers, which causes blacks to feel like a definite minority. He wants blacks to stand up and take the chance to be in power, which was one of the major movements of the 80's.
We Must Have a Black Mayor
.........................................................................................................................................................................
In the Vice Presidential Acceptance Address, given by Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, the main objectives she wanted to get across was that the American people should not settle for less than what they can accomplish; and she believes that is anything. Nothing is out of reach as long as you are willing to reach high enough. When Reagan was first elected into office, he cut back on Federal Government spending. Programs such as student loans, food stamps, welfare benefits, etc., were effected along with those who depended upon them. Geraldine Ferraro did not agree with this because it went against giving the people the ability to reach their potential. If elected, she wanted to change the way working America was. "If you play by the rules, you deserve a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. It isn't right that, if trends continue, by the year 2000 nearly all of the poor people in America will be women and children." At the time she spoke, every dollar a man earned, a woman would be paid 59 cents for the same job. Even though her running mate, Walter Mondale, did not win the election, this speech got a lot of people thinking about the changes they wanted to see in America regarding their rights as a working public.
Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address
.
Culture
AIDS and drug abuse were two very big issues in the United States during the 80’s. The AIDS epidemic concerned many Americans because it slowly weakens the body and immune system, and the money that it would cost to care for the sufferers (pg 987). Drug abuse also sky rocketed in the 80’s. This was caused by teenagers and jobless youth joining gangs to gain power and money by selling drugs (pg 988). Reagan was forced to launch a war on drugs to try to stop this issue. First Lady Nancy Reagan also traveled the country telling students to “Just Say No!” (pg 988). School ratings went down when American children were falling behind based on their test scores. Some recommended more homework, longer school days, or an extended school year (pg 989). Questions such as whether or not to teach evolution in schools, and if we should limit prayers in school was also brought to the table (pg 981). Also, moral issues such as decisions on pornography and abortion were in major play (pg 981). Americans were either “Pro Life” based on not legalizing abortion because they thought mothers should not get to chose on another’s life, or “Pro Choice” which was for legalizing abortion because it was a mother’s choice."Many In Support Of Creation Ruling"
.........................................................................................................................................................................
In the midst of all the chaos going on in the world, the music and entertainment businesses were booming in the early 80's, which conveyed a sense of normalcy for the American people. Performers like Prince became very popular during this time period; and on October 27, 1982, Prince's fifth album 1999, was released. It became his first album to be on the Billboard 200's Top Ten. The song 1999 was intended to send the message that people should stop worrying so much about whether or not the U.S. or any other county had nuclear weapons. If they were to be used, there is nothing that could be done to prevent it.
1999 by Prince Lyrics
Technology
During the 1980’s, the dawn of the computer age came upon the American people. Due to Apple computers, IBM computers, and all similar items, computers transformed the way that children had to learn, and how work was done in the work place (pg 989). Different hardware on computers made so many things available to the people, such as the internet which is known as the World Wide Web (www.).Video games became more popular in arcades as well as game machines, such as Pac Man and Space Invaders which were Video games became more popular in arcades as well as game machines, such as Pac Man and Space Invaders which were the most popular. Cellular Mobile Phones were created, though they weren’t as they are today, but the thought of the World Wide Web started to allow a wider range of service. Post-Its were invented by an experiment gone wrong when trying to find a stronger glue. Americans also became concerned with global warming and started to research it's effects and causes. Last, AIDS spread widely, and their was intensive research done to find the cure, but to this day, none exists.
.................................................................................................................................................................................
As long as there has been nuclear technology, a debate has existed on whether or not it should. In 1983 the book Nuclear Power, Both Sides: The Best Arguments for and Against the Most Controversial Technology, written by Jennifer Trainer Thompson, Michio Kaku, and Jennifer Trainer, it compares the pro's and con's of having and furthering the progression of nuclear technology. Nuclear waste is a major concern for those against the creation of nuclear technology. The Reagan Administration hoped to reuse spent utility fuel for use in the the weapons program. However, even the reprocessing of commercial waste would not take care of the waste entirely. According to this book, America was at a crossroads of whether or not to continue with using nuclear power. The pace of production depended greatly on who was elected into office. While Jimmy Carter was president, progress was moving at an incredibly slow rate; but as soon as Ronald Reagan took office, production picked up.
Nuclear Technology
................................................................................................................................................................................. The first personal computers changed the way that American families functioned and did their work. It was an exciting event for many families to have this technology in their homes............................................................................................................................................................
Works Cited
Cornell, George. "Many In Support Of Creation Ruling." __Toledo Blade__ 9 Jan. 1982: 8. 8 June 2009 <http://news.google.com/ newspapers?id=AQsVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qgIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728,2078894&dq=creationism>."Economic Recovery Program." __PBS__. 2009. 8 June 2009 <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/ 40_reagan/psources/ps_economic.html>."The Evil Empire Speech." __PBS__. 2009. 8 June 2009 <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/ 40_reagan/psources/ps_evil.html>.Prince. "1999." By Prince. 1999. Warner Bro's Records, 1982."Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address." __AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History__. 8 June 2009 <http://www.vlib.us/amdocs/texts/49rega1.htm>."Ronald Reagan's Second Inaugural Address." __AMDOCS: Documents or the Study of American history__. 8 June 2009 <http://www.vlib.us/amdocs/texts/50rega2.htm>."Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address." __American Rhetoric__. 2009. 8 June 2009 <http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gferraroacceptanceaddress.html>."We Must Have A Black Mayor, 1983." __PBS__. 2009. 8 June 2009 <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ eyesontheprize/sources/ps_push.html>.